Where does “triumphalism” come from?
Triumphalism derives from English triumph, which comes from Latin triumphus, ultimately from Ancient Greek θρίαμβος, a religious procession honoring a victorious general.
triumphalism (English): The attitude or belief that a particular...
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- The attitude or belief that a particular...
Ancestry of “triumphalism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 2 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |